VERSE 1
Born on a December morning in Kanturk's gentle light,
A boy named Timothy entered the world — Tadhg by those held tight.
From the hills of County Cork, where the River Blackwater flows,
God was planting seeds of calling where nobody yet knows.
CHORUS
From Kanturk to the Cape, he answered every call,
Fifty-two years in God's service, giving freely of it all.
In doubt he would build — a church, a school, a wall —
From Kanturk to the Cape, one man, one Lord, one call.
VERSE 2
In June of '37, at All Hallows he was blessed,
Ordained to serve the Lord and go far beyond the west.
He crossed the sea to Africa, to the Eastern Cape's red earth,
Where he'd pour his whole heart out until his final breath.
CHORUS
From Kanturk to the Cape, he answered every call,
Fifty-two years in God's service, giving freely of it all.
In doubt he would build — a church, a school, a wall —
From Kanturk to the Cape, one man, one Lord, one call
VERSE 3
He built up churches out of faith on hillsides rough and bare,
He tended to his gardens as he tended every prayer.
The outstations remembered him — his tireless, steady tread,
A man of utter truthfulness who walked where others fled.
BRIDGE
The Diocese of Port Elizabeth still echoes with his name,
King William's Town remembers still the quiet of his flame.
No fanfare and no glory, just the work of faithful hands —
A Cork man on the African plains, doing what love demands.
VERSE 4
He came home to Dromahane when his body needed rest,
Just fifteen miles from Kanturk — a journey to be blessed.
On the second day of April, in the year two thousand and one,
God called His faithful servant home — and said, "Well done, my son."
FINAL CHORUS
From Kanturk to the Cape, he answered every call,
Fifty-two years in God's service, giving freely of it all.
In doubt he would build — a church, a school, a wall —
From Kanturk to the Cape, one man, one Lord, one call.
OUTRO (SPOKEN OR SUNG SOFTLY)
Tadhg O'Mahony — faithful, true,
A life poured out, a love renewed.
From Cork's green hills to Africa's red clay,
He built the kingdom, day by day."In doubt, build." — Fr. John Barry, of Fr. Tadhg O'Mahony